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City at home for Rovers

Rovers have been handed Premier League opposition in the FA Cup draw made this Sunday.

Gary Bowyer's side will take on title chasing Manchester City at Ewood Park.

The two sides last met in the competition at the 6th round stage of the competition back in 2006/07. Rovers running out 2-0 winners at Ewood on that day thanks to goals from Aaron Mokoena and Matt Derbyshire.

Rovers would go on to reach the semi-final stage that season, only losing after extra-time to eventual winners Chelsea at Old Trafford.

City were finalists last season but lost 1-0 to Wigan Athletic.

The draw in full:

Barnsley v Hartlepool or Coventry

Yeovil v Leyton Orient

Liverpool v Oldham or Mansfield

Nottingham Forest v West Ham

Bristol City v Watford

Southend v Millwall

Middlesbrough v Hull

West Brom v Crystal Palace

Kidderminster v Peterborough

Doncaster v Stevenage

Stoke v Leicester

Southampton v Burnley

Newcastle v Cardiff

Rochdale v Leeds

Wigan v MK Dons

Charlton v Wrexham or Oxford

Manchester United v Swansea

Port Vale v Plymouth

Norwich v Fulham

Aston Villa v Sheffield United

Macclesfield v Sheffield Wednesday

Sunderland v Carlisle

Bolton v Blackpool

Blackburn v Manchester City

Everton v QPR

Brighton v Reading

Arsenal v Tottenham

Birmingham v Bristol Rovers or Crawley

Grimsby v Huddersfield

Ipswich v Preston

Derby v Chelsea

Bournemouth v Fleetwood or Burton

Ties in the 3rd Round will be played over the weekend of 4th/5th January 2014.

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